Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] my [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Wait but a few moments here for me , ’ she said more gently , ‘ for I must make my farewell to the Lady Percy , who has been more than kind to me . ’ |
| 2 | But the fact that the medical profession has , for example , tended to restrict entry to the profession so as to preserve status , jobs and income , does not imply that I should withhold my trust in the ability and intention of my doctor to act in my best interests . |
| 3 | At the time I was in the throes of training Dawn and it seemed obvious that I should do my talk on the owl . |
| 4 | But first , watching my time , I must run my hands over the edges of the blocks , must do a sun dance on top of one , pee from another , photograph the rest , and send thrilled gibberish to the lookout posts somehow built on to the sheer rock face across the valley . |
| 5 | I insisted that the Cabinet Secretary should record my protest in the Cabinet minutes . ’ |
| 6 | I must express my disgust at the Cats Protection League Darlington blacklisting Coundon . |
| 7 | I must offer my condolence to the families of the victims . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ If I like , I 'll throw my dinner on the floor and put clams in my hair and have tantrums , and … ’ |
| 9 | I think I 'll confine my questions to the disappearance of the Englishman . |
| 10 | As for his invitation — if I catch you at 1997 with him or any other man , I 'll revoke my decision about the wedding night , and take you to bed immediately ! ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll bring my copy of the Kama Sutra . |
| 12 | Er I 'll do my conclusion at the en very end if want in my summation . |
| 13 | I 'll ring my office in the morning . |
| 14 | And if you push me much harder , I 'll wash my hands of the whole thing and tell the Committee I ca n't cope , and make it clear I want you out — out , do you understand ? |
| 15 | However , I thought you might share my amusement at the thought of baked beans at a low tension ! |
| 16 | Rachel has told me that if I 'm not back inside the hour she 'll have my suitcase on the pavement . |
| 17 | I 'll have my report with the Home Secretary in the morning . |
| 18 | ‘ I might read my horoscope in the daily paper , but I 've no intention of letting astrology rule my life . ’ |
| 19 | ( Good ; it 'll take my mind off the other itch . ) |
| 20 | The Duke , aware that the incumbent armourer was dead , used his interest with the Board of Ordnance , pointing out that ‘ it might serve my interest in the town of Stirling ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll tell my dad in the morning . ’ |
| 22 | Publish this letter and I 'll cancel my subscription to the Reader 's Digest . |
| 23 | and you think oh well I 'll get my prize at the end . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll bash my head against the walls until I break my skull . |
| 25 | Ed 's comment : Regular readers may remember my attack on the practice of dying Glassfish in an editorial last year calling for a complete ban . |
| 26 | I 'd hang my feet , I 'd hang my feet over the top |
| 27 | As an ENP I could discuss my patients with the senior medical staff only ; in practice this meant the registrars . |
| 28 | I remember seeing the red card and looking up , there was 30,000 people jeering and I could see my dad in the front row of the directors ’ box . |
| 29 | I put , yes only because your dad wanted some yes , I would n't dream of it otherwise , I 'd stick my money in the building society |
| 30 | To cut a long story short , it was n't until Wednesday that I could fit my shoes for the wedding , which was Thursday ! |